The fire at the oil depot in the Rostov region has not been extinguished for four days: clergymen have been involved

The fire at the oil depot in the Rostov region has not been extinguished for four days: clergymen have been involved

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 21 2024, 09:05 AM  •  20480 views

The oil depot in Proletarsk, Russia, attacked by drones on August 18, has been on fire for four days. More than 500 rescuers and even clergymen have been involved in the extinguishing of the fire, and 42 firefighters have been injured.

For more than three days, the oil depot in Proletarsk, Rostov region of Russia, which was attacked by drones on the night of August 18, has been burning.  The Russians have even involved clergymen in the fight against the fire. UNN reports this with reference to Russian media. 

A photo was posted on Russian Telegram channels showing  priests performing a prayer service against the backdrop of a fire in a Russian proletarian town.

The Rosrezerves storage facility, which caught fire due to a drone attack, has not been extinguished for four days.

Meanwhile, it is reported, citing sources in the medical services,  that 42 firefighters were injured while extinguishing the fire. Of these, 15 were hospitalized.

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The oil depot started burning on the morning of August 18, after the drone arrived. According to locals, the fire reached the tanks, which caused the city to be covered in black smoke - people complain that it has become difficult to breathe. [More than 

500 rescuers are working to eliminate the fire 

Sources of UNN reported that on the night of August 18, as a result of a Ukrainian intelligence operation, an oil depot in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, which worked for the enemy military-industrial complex and supported the activities of the Russian occupation forces, was hit.